VIVA EUROPA 2010 JUNE 18TH consists in the transmission, free for the general public, of a live performance of George Bizet’s opera CARMEN, for showing on large screens in public places.

The performance will be broadcast from the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain, to all the cities wishing to join the project

In VALENCIA, Spain, and simultaneously in ALL THE CITIES participating in the event. On 18th June 2010 at 20:00 hrs (GMT+2).

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Queen Sofía Arts Centre) in Valencia is a unique venue designed by Santiago Calatrava. The building is home to four different theatres: Sala Principal, designed to host opera, ballet and other performing arts events. Auditori, equipped with cutting-edge sound, cinema and video systems, holds concerts and audiovisual performances. Aula Magistral, specially suitable for chamber music, is also used for recitals, conferences, lectures and children’s theatre.

Teatre Martín i Soler, provided with an orchestra pit, is designed to accommodate chamber opera and Baroque pieces.
The artistic quality of the Palau de les Arts performances is as magnificent as its architecture. The Centre is a meeting point for internationally acclaimed stars – such as Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel or Plácido Domingo – as well as for the new generation of artists under the leadership of its General and Artistic Director, Helga Schmidt.

The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana is the orchestra-in-residence at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. It plays at the Centre during the opera season and performs a symphonic and chamber music repertoire both at home and on tour around the world, having earned international recognition. Lorin Maazel is the orchestra’s musical director. Maestro Zubin Mehta is also closely linked to the orchestra.

The Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, the choir-in-residence of the Palau de les Arts, is internationally recognised as one of the finest choirs at present.

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